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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Solomon Islands (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
404
3626
6828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
404
3626
6828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3550
6682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
2836
5497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
56
855
1522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
55
854
1522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
55
854
1522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
595
1130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
556
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
43
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
31
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Solomon Islands
31 Genera with 62 Species
#ACDEGHMPSTX
Aellopos Hübner, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ambulyx Westwood, 19235SpeciesTaxom
Amphion Hübner, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Angonyx Boisduval, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Cautethia Grote, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Coequosa Walker, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 18747SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17874SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 20034SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 19038SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17633SpeciesTaxom
Megacorma W. Rothschil..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Meganoton Boisduval, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phryxus Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17712SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 17712SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Solomon Islands
62 Species and 15 Subspecies
Aellopos tantalus Linnaeus, 1758Tantalus Sphinx
Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777Titan Sphinx
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Ambulyx dohertyi salomonis Rothschild &..., 1903
Ambulyx meeki Rothschild &..., 1903
Ambulyx meeki makirae Tennent & Ki..., 1998
Ambulyx meeki meeki Rothschild &..., 1903
Ambulyx meeki pyrrhina Jordan, 1923
Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920Florida sphinx
Angonyx boisduvali Rothschild, 1894
Angonyx meeki Rothschild &..., 1903
Cautethia grotei Edwards, 1882Grote's Sphinx
Cautethia spuria Boisduval, 1875Fourspot flounder
Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856
Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856Waved Sphinx
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Coequosa australasiae Donovan, 1805
Daphnis dohertyi callusia Rothschild &..., 1916
Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780Jade hawkmoth
Daphnis hypothous moorei
Daphnis moorei (W.J. Macleay, 1866)⇒ Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780
Daphnis placida salomonis Rothschild &..., 1906
Daphnis protrudens R.Felder, 1874
Daphnis protrudens protrudens Felder, 1874
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Eumorpha typhon Klug, 1836Flatfishes
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eupanacra splendens Rothschild, 1894
Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777
Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777White-brow Hawk Moth
Gnathothlibus erotus eras Boisduval, 1832
Gnathothlibus vanuatuensis Lachlan & Mo..., 2003
Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775Hippotion Sphinx Moth
Hippotion commatum Rothschild &..., 1915
Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Macroglossum adustum Rothschild &..., 1916
Macroglossum albigutta albigutta
Macroglossum albigutta floridense Rothschild &..., 1903
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum castaneum Rothschild &..., 1903
Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum corythus fulvicaudata Butler, 1882
Macroglossum phocinum Rothschild &..., 1903
Madoryx pseudothyreus Grote, 1865False windowed sphinx
Manduca brontes Drury, 1773Cuban Sphinx Moth
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Megacorma obliqua remota Jordan, 1924
Meganoton rufescens severina Miskin, 1891
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777Caicus Sphinx
Protambulyx carteri Rothschild &..., 1903Carters sphinx
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Psilogramma salomonis Brechlin, 2001
Sphinx irus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889
Sphinx thelebas (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889
Theretra clotho Drury, 1773Common hunter hawkmoth
Theretra nessus Drury, 1773Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth
Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Solomon Islands
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
20
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Sphingidae at artfakta.se
Sphingidae at dyntaxa.se
Sphingidae at gbif.org
Sphingidae at irmng.org
Sphingidae at itis.gov